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Since 1946, PHMC's historical markers have chronicled the people, places and events that have affected the lives of Pennsylvanians over the centuries.
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Dauphin
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Formed March 4, 1785 from part of Lancaster County. The name honors the eldest son of French King Louis XVI. Harrisburg, the county seat,...
Dauphin
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Standing on land granted for religious purposes in 1785 by John Harris, this church was erected, 1822. It replaced one built of logs in...
Dauphin
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A tract of 1272 acres, now this part of Harrisburg, was first surveyed in 1732 for Thomas Penn, and was known as Paxtang Manor....
Dauphin
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In 1975 Milton Jerrold Shapp (1912–1994) was the first governor in the U.S. to prohibit discrimination toward LGBTQ+ state employees. Shapp went on to...
Dauphin
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Botanist, educator, author, civic leader, conservationist, activist. She served on the State Forestry Reservation Commission, 1901-13. She catalyzed the birth of Harrisburg's "City Beautiful"...
Dauphin
0.7 miles
Harrisburg-based Negro League baseball team founded around 1900 and operated by Colonel William Strothers until his death in 1933. One of 27 major Negro...
Dauphin
0.7 miles
John Harris, Jr., founder of Harrisburg, built this house in 1764-66. It was Simon Cameron's home, 1863-89, and many famous persons visited there. It...
Dauphin
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Oldest surviving bridge over the Susquehanna. Opened by the People's Bridge Co. in 1890. "Old Shakey," one of the last remaining multi-span Phoenix truss...
Dauphin
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On the river bank, a short distance west of this stone, was the landing place of HARRIS' FERRY the most historic crossing place on...
Dauphin
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This 35-acre cemetery, chartered by the Commonwealth and opened in 1845, is the oldest and largest in the capital city. It is noted for...
Cumberland
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Pennsylvania's capital since 1812. As Harris' Ferry, was settled a century before by John Harris Sr. Laid out as a town in 1785 by...
Dauphin
1.1 miles
Opposite is the present home of the Governor of Pennsylvania. Designed in the Georgian Revival style, it was completed in 1968 and is the...
Dauphin
1.1 miles
This is the present home of the Governor of Pennsylvania. It was completed in 1968 and is the third official executive mansion located in...
Cumberland
1.1 miles
Archaeological excavations near here in the early 2000s uncovered a palisaded Susquehannock village dating from the early 1600s. Fragments of iron, brass, and glass...
Dauphin
1.2 miles
Here on 80 acres stood a great training camp of the Civil War. It was named after Andrew Gregg Curtin, Pennsylvania Governor, 1861-67. Between...
Dauphin
1.4 miles
The first State mental hospital in Pennsylvania. Opened in 1851, a result of efforts by the noted humanitarian, Dorothea Lynde Dix, to improve this...
Dauphin
1.5 miles
Pennsylvania's capital since 1812. As Harris' Ferry, was settled a century before by John Harris Sr. Laid out as a town in 1785 by...
Cumberland
1.6 miles
Remains of breastworks, at Eighth and Ohio Streets, built before the battle of Gettysburg, to oppose the expected Southern drive on Harrisburg. June...
Cumberland
1.6 miles
Remains of breastworks built in June 1863 to oppose an expected attack on Harrisburg by Confederate troops. Site then known as Hummel's Heights. Fort...
Dauphin
2.2 miles
Pennsylvania's capital since 1812. As Harris' Ferry, was settled a century before by John Harris Sr. Laid out as a town in 1785 by...
Dauphin
2.3 miles
Conservation leader and Pennsylvania Fish Commission executive director, 1972-87. Abele’s “Resource First” philosophy strengthened the agency’s mission to protect, conserve, and enhance water quality,...
Dauphin
2.3 miles
Governor Andrew G. Curtin signed an act of March 30, 1866, establishing a commission to improve water quality and restore migratory fish passage. It...
Cumberland
2.4 miles
Legislator and official lived here in Lowther Manor on land conveyed by the Penns in 1771. At the state's 1787 convention to ratify the...
Dauphin
2.4 miles
A landmark of central Pennsylvania's African American history. Established in 1827 by Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church. Among those buried here are T. Morris...
Dauphin
2.5 miles
Pennsylvania's capital since 1812. As Harris' Ferry, was settled a century before by John Harris Sr. Laid out as a town in 1785 by...